[Hiring] System Director, Facilities, Security & Asset Management @Emerus

Role Description

The System Director, Facilities, Security & Asset Management is responsible for enterprise oversight of Environment of Care, Safety, Emergency Management, Regulatory Compliance, Facilities Operations, Asset Lifecycle Management, Recall Management, and Facilities Vendor Governance. This role serves as the primary leadership contact for the organization's facilities management partners and ensures compliance with DNV, CMS, OSHA, NFPA, and internal standards while supporting long-term asset reliability, capital planning, and operational excellence across all Emerus facilities.

Essential Job Functions

• Safety Management
  • Promote a culture of safety.
  • Manage others within the system with clear expectations to identify and detect incidents that may impact safety.
  • Initiate and oversee the development of a comprehensive general safety improvement program inclusive of the analysis and trending of data.
  • Conduct Safety Officer education, training and provide regulatory guidance.
  • Responsible for physical environment plans, policies, and procedures to include Safety, Security, Emergency Management, Hazardous Materials, and BioMed.
  • Complete annual physical environment evaluations and hazard vulnerability analysis.
  • Conduct emergency preparedness planning, including disaster drills, decontamination, and all hazard planning events for each CCN.
  • Conduct quarterly safety audits as required by deeming.
  • Co-Chair Safety program and provide status updates to the market CEO’s and Quality Management System.
  • Ensure all DNV-GL, OSHA, NFPA, CMS guidelines for the Physical Environment of Care standards at the hospitals remain compliant.
  • Review and track data provided within the Environment of Care program to make ongoing improvements at regional levels.
  • Participate in hospital committees regarding emergency preparedness and serve as support to other departments.
  • Assist in the enforcement of interim life safety plans and coordinate with infection control for risk assessments.
• Facilities Management & Vendor Oversight
  • Serve as primary system liaison for the JLL Integrated Facilities Management partnership.
  • Conduct routine performance reviews with JLL and monitor corrective action plans for any KPI, compliance, or operational deficiencies.
  • Review monthly operational reports, compliance reports, risk registers, financial reports, and vendor performance metrics provided by JLL.
  • Ensure facility maintenance activities are completed in accordance with contractual service level agreements and regulatory requirements.
  • Lead system facility audits and validate compliance with vendor contractual obligations, DNV standards, CMS requirements, and internal policies.
  • Oversee Emerus-managed facilities vendor categories.
  • Manage vendor performance, contract compliance, service levels, issue resolution, and renewal activities for all Emerus-owned facility service agreements.
  • Partner with Supply Chain, Operations, and Finance to identify cost-saving opportunities.
  • Develop and monitor key performance metrics for Emerus-managed facility vendors.
• Equipment Maintenance & Asset Management
  • Manage enterprise equipment maintenance service agreements.
  • Maintain oversight of equipment service providers, performance metrics, contract renewals, and associated budgets.
  • Evaluate asset condition, reliability, utilization, and maintenance history to support capital replacement planning.
• Recall Management Program
  • Monitor regulatory agencies, manufacturers, and industry alerts for equipment recalls.
  • Ensure Recall Management software is kept up to date.
  • Run reports of open alerts in Recall management software and send out to market leaders.
  • Coordinate with Supply Chain, Clinical Engineering, Operations, Risk Management, and facility leadership to ensure regulatory compliance regarding recalled equipment.
  • Report recall program metrics and compliance performance to executive leadership and regulatory bodies as required.
• Other Job Functions
  • Demonstrate a high degree of responsibility and accountability.
  • Attend staff meetings or other company sponsored or mandated meetings as required.
  • Travel to all facility locations as required.
  • Perform additional duties as assigned.
  • Ability to work off-hours and on call when required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree, required
• Master’s Degree, preferred
• 5 years General Safety or Environment of Care experience in lieu of education
• Hospital experience required
• 3 years Management level experience in a position dedicated to either General Safety or Environment of Care programs, Required
• Preferred Certifications include: CHFM, CHSP, CHEP, CFM, PMP
• Knowledge of and experience with hospital Infection Prevention & Control systems and standards
• Knowledge of state and federal laws including OSHA guidelines and NFPA codes.
• Effective change agent
• Superior interpersonal skills
• Strong leadership qualities
• Knowledge of and experience with analysis techniques
• Proven team building skills with clinical and operations teams
• Ability to establish and maintain collaborative and effective working relationships
• Ability to communicate professionally and effectively in oral, written and electronic formats
• Demonstrated analytical and critical thinking abilities
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Demonstrates good organizational skills